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Modeling a Metal Railing / Gate

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2023 16:07:31 GMT

I am looking to model a Metal gate like the image attached and others.
What is the best way to go about the modeling?

Re: Modeling a Metal Railing / Gate

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:43:50 GMT

Rail

Re: Modeling a Metal Railing / Gate

Dwight — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:35:14 GMT

Yo, Jay:

Make the modules from a complex profile.
Use in a wall 1" thick placed perpendicular to the direction of the gate or guard.

The little blobby doo-dahs could be tiny circular complex profiles.

Re: Modeling a Metal Railing / Gate

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:43:03 GMT

1. Truss Maker (only linear elements).....In Model View design your rail with lines, polylines with different colors (each color represent a different profile or dimension of it). Lines are axis of the rail elements!

Re: Modeling a Metal Railing / Gate

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:19:40 GMT

So Dwight,
Are you saying to model a complex profile of the say 8" length of guard (repetitive portion) then draw walls 1" long perpendicular to the Guard/rail direction. And then multiply this wall to get the length of guard/rail that I want?

Re: Modeling a Metal Railing / Gate

Dwight — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:32:35 GMT

Yup. Youse got a problem with that, buster?

Maybe make a module...... or even go so far as an object if it is extensive.

In your case, the complex profile wall is going to have several grouped components since the image shows some round bits, too.

Re: Modeling a Metal Railing / Gate

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:07:00 GMT

I like this one.
Hope that helps.

http://www.archiradar.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=131%3Acreare-balaustre-e-cancelli-con-trussmaker&catid=59%3Aarchicad&lang=en